Reuters – Jan 31 (Reuters) – MotoGP champion Casey Stoner had to sit out the start of pre-season testing on Tuesday after the Repsol Honda rider pulled his back doing warm-up exercises at Malaysia’s Sepang Circuit. The Australian, who will be chasing his third title in the top category this year, received treatment and was hopeful of [...]

“Casey pulled his back this morning when he was warming up here at the track. His back just locked up”MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has been forced to sit out the first day of 2012 testing at Sepang in Malaysia.A Repsol Honda spokesperson told Crash.net: “Casey is not testing. He pulled his back this morning [...]

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Slammed … World champ Casey Stoner says Valentino Rossi is belittling him and his Honda team. Source: AAP Australian MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has slammed his former team Ducati, stating that the Repsol Honda squad has given him a better reputation. Stoner also believes seven time world champion Ducati rider Valentino Rossi is simply [...]

Tue, 24 Jan 16:07:00 2012 Casey Stoner says his dominance of the 2011 MotoGP championship with Honda – and Valentino Rossi’s struggles after replacing him at Ducati – have given him a credibility he never attained while riding for the Italian marque. Stoner won his first MotoGP crown with the Desmosedici in 2007 and was [...]

Sun, 22 Jan 08:29:00 2012 MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner hopes his former employer Ducati can produce a more consistent challenge in 2012 – especially with the number of works bikes at the front of the field shrinking. Ducati has not won a race since 2010, as Stoner’s Honda team and Yamaha dominated last season. [...]

Casey Stoner has been involved in 2012 pre-season testing on his Repsol Honda. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Casey Stoner hopes Valentino Rossi will mount a challenge in 2012 Seven-time MotoGP champion Rossi without a win for Ducati last year Stoner claimed second title with 10 wins for Repsol Honda Australian sees Jorge Lorenzo as his main rival [...]

World champion Casey Stoner wants long-time rival Valentino Rossi to mount a serious challenge to his MotoGP crown after a lacklustre season left the Italian without a race win for the first time in his 15-year career. Stoner, the 2007 and 2011 champion, wants to see a healthy challenge launched by Rossi’s Ducati team, but [...]

AFP – World champion Casey Stoner on Friday told long-time rival Valentino Rossi to mount a serious challenge to his crown after a lacklustre season left the Italian without a race win for the first time in his 15-year career. Australian rider Stoner, the 2007 and 2011 champion, wants to see a healthy challenge launched by Rossi’s [...]

Last year’s MotoGP World Championship did not excel in terms of producing regular down-to-the-wire battles, rather it was a season blighted by the controversy surrounding flamboyant Italian Marco Simoncelli.The talented Italian incurred the wrath of many of his peers, including Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, earning an unwanted reputation in the class for [...]